I Was Far From 100% - Georges St. Pierre

[Heart Breaker]

Why He Lost

"I didn't do my homework, basically. And you know when you become World Champion at 25 years-old, all of your entourage, training partners, and even the UFC management tell you that you're best, you're this, you're that, you're so good, this and that... so even if I'm a very down-to-earth guy, these comments make you think you're untouchable or almost invincible. The mistake I made, was that I believed in them. But I lost. I shouldn't have taken that fight. I was far from 100%. I didn't train for a long time before the fight. I only had 2 weeks of training. My knee wasn't 100%. I got sick. Everything went wrong at the same time. And the only guilty person for that, is myself.

Why he took the fight

"Ya know, if I was going to fight Matt Hughes, I would never have taken that fight. But I told myself, 'Oh, it's Matt Serra. I can beat this guy easily.' So I took it. I made a big mistake and learned a big life lesson from it. But now I'm back on track, more pumped up than ever. I will come back sharper and better than ever."

On Reuniting with Family and Friends after the Fight

"It wasn't easy. The fight was on Saturday. The next Monday, I was in the gym, training. After my loss, I didn't want to talk to anybody for a day and a half. So after the loss, I went back to my locker room and I went back to the hotel room and got back home. For the Sunday, I didn't want to talk to nobody. I woke on Monday morning and started thinking to myself... when something bad happens to a person, there are steps you go through - You deny what happened. Then you get mad and you don't want to accept it. There are many steps, ya know? I didn't want to go through all those steps, because I know that the last step is accepting. I just said, 'Look, I just have to accept that I lost. I made a mistake and learned a big life lesson from it. Now I need to get back on track as soon as possible and come back stronger than I ever was before.' Now I'm already in way better shape and way sharper than I was against Matt Serra."

Message to future opponents

I'm on a mission right now. I want to get back what I lost. I'm gonna take it step by step. I'm gonna destroy every single opponent the UFC puts in front of me.

Message to his fans

I want to apologize to all my fans. I want to thank my fans for staying loyal to me, because I'm gonna come back stronger. It's a defeat, where you recognize a strong person, and I'm gonna prove it once again.

Changes he's made in his life

I've already made many, many changes. I'm not gonna lie. I've already won the World Title. But I want it again. I was training all over the place. I wasn't training professionally. I've changed a lot of stuff since then. The way I live. The way I see things. I'm a completely different person. I'm pretty sure it's gonna pay off.

What he will do until UFC 74

Training, training and training. I don't deserve a vacation after my last performance. I don't want to take a vacation. I'm a very proud person. I wanna use all the time that I have to train and be sharper in my next fight.

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For those who don't know, GSP will be fighting Koscheck at UFC 74. I believe this will be an incredible war with GSP ending up getting the win. I really can't wait to watch that fight.

[Nemo]

why cant he just flat out say that the fight was fixed? ...or that he completely underestimated serra and paid the price for it? be honest.

i love how fighters have 1000s of excuses prepared for when they lose a fight. waah i was sick! waaah my leg hurt! boo fucking hoo you fucking french faggot (who cost me $20). the only thing worse than defeat is having an excuse for everything. you lost, georges, time to move on.

[CS]

Get the fuck off my wagon hb.

[The Don]

I lost 10 bucks on that fight... fuck GSP.